Display stand for eyeglasses

ABSTRACT

A plurality of eyeglass holders are generally V-shaped and each have a pair of like V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a hole adapted to receive an earpiece of a pair of glasses to be displayed. The holder is formed at the apex where the legs meet with an upwardly open notch in which the nosepiece of the eyeglass frame rests. These holders are secured to a frame having a plurality of horizontal wires secured at their tops and bottoms to stabilizing wires. The two legs of the holders are pulled apart and hooks on their insides are snapped over two vertical wires to secure the holders to the support frame.

United States Patent 1 Seiller 1 i DISPLAY STAND FOR EYEGLASSES [75] Inventor: Pierre Francois Xavier Seiller,

Lagnieu-Ain, France [73] Assignee: Le Presentroir Seiller, Langnieu,

Ain, France 22 Filed: Sept. 12,1973

21 Appl.No.:396,428

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Sept. 20, 1972 France 72133914 [52] US. Cl 211/13; 248/DIG. 2 [51] Int. Cl. A47f 7/02 [58] Field of Search 248/DIG. 2, 300, 305, 309, 248/226; 211/13 [451 July 22,1975

3,777,894 12/1973 Swenson 211/13 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1258,283 3/1961 France 248/D1G. 2

Primary ExaminerWilliam H. Schultz Assistant Examiner-Darrell Marquette Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Karl F. Ross; Herbert Dubno [57] ABSTRACT A plurality of eyeglass holders are generally V-shaped and each have a pair of like V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a hole adapted to receive an earpiece of a pair of glasses to be displayed. The holder is formed at the apex where the legs meet with an upwardly open notch in which the nosepiece of the eyeglass frame rests. These holders are secured to a frame having a plurality of horizontal wires secured at their tops and bottoms to stabilizing wires. The two legs of the holders are pulled apart and hooks on their insides are snapped over two vertical wires to secure the holders to the support frame.

4 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures DISPLAY STAND FOR EYEGLASSES FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a display stand for exhibiting eyeglasses or the like.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Eyeglasses and sunglasses are usually displayed in an arrangement having a plurality of pockets each receiving one pair of such spectacles with the side pieces or earpieces folded back behind the lenses. In such an arrangement it is difficult for the prospective customer to imagine how the glasses would look in use with the earpieces extending back at right angles to the lenses.

Another known arrangement is a complicated wire device which is confusing in the extreme to set up and is relatively expensive to manufacture. Additionally it is often fairly difficult for a prospective customer to reposition the glasses properly after trying them on.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved display stand for exhibiting eyeglass frames, eyeglasses, sunglasses, goggles, and the like.

Another object is the provision of such a stand which is of extremely simple design and construction so that it is inexpensive to produce and easy to use.

Yet another object is to provide an eyeglass display stand which holds the glasses in the position they would normally be worn, with the earpieces extending back away from the front lens part.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION These objects are attained according to the present invention in a display stand wherein each pair of glasses, glasses frames, goggles or the like is held in a respective V-shaped holder having a pair of like V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a throughgoing hole. The holder is formed at its apex, the other end of the legs, with an upwardly open notch so that a pair of glasses or the like may be positioned with the bridge or nosepiece in the notch and the earpieces received in the holes in the legs. Thus the glasses are held in the position they would assume on a wearers head, so that a prospective customer is given a very good idea of how they appear.

In accordance with an other feature of this invention the support for the individual holders is a wire frame having vertical wire portions and each holder is provided with means for engaging these wire portions. The holders are made of resiliently and elastically deformably flat synthetic-resin strips and each leg has a hook which engages the wire.

In accordance with a further feature of this invention the support frame has an annular shape seen from above, so that the holders can be clipped to it all around its periphery, and a rotatable base will allow the prospective customer to turn the entire stand.

Such an arrangement is extremely inexpensive to manufacture. The frame can be delivered to the seller in knocked down condition, with all of the holders flat. The seller merely sets up the support frame and then fits the holders to it by pulling their legs apart and snapping them over the wires. The whole operation is very simple and provides an attractive and efficient manner for displaying eyeglasses and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The above and other objects, features, and advantages will become more readily apparent from the fol lowing with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the holder secured to a support frame shown in section;

FIG. 3 is a back view of a display according to this invention.

SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION As shown in FIG. 1 a holder 2 for a pair of eyeglasses 9 has a pair of curved V-legs 2a and 2b which diverge from each other so that their free ends are almost tangent to a common plane P (FIG. 2). Each leg 2a, 2b is formed adjacent its free end with a vertically elongated oval hole 5. The holder 2 is formed at its apex 2', which is the region where the other ends of the legs 2a and 2b are joined together, with an upwardly open notch 3. The legs 2a and 2b are cut away in front of the notch for best mounting of a pair of eyeglasses 9 so that the nosepiece 9b of these glasses is firmly supported in the notch 3 and each earpiece passes through a respective hole 5. In this manner the glasses 9 are firmly supported in a horizontal position with the earpieces 911 back, as they would appear when worn.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show how the holders 2 are mounted on a stand 1 comprising horizontal straight top and bottom wires 8 between which extend parallel and equispaced vertical wires 7. Each leg 20, 2b is formed with a forwardly directed hook just forward of its hole 5. When the legs 2a and 2b are spread from their normally relaxed position shown in FIG. 2 in dot-dash lines wherein the two hooks touch each other these hooks can be clipped over wires 7. In this position the natural resiliency of the holder 2, which is made of a transparent polyamide, snugly secures the holder 2 onto the support frame 1. The holders 2 may be fitted to the frame 1 one above the other, or as shown alternate horizontal rows are staggered so as to create a pleasing unmonotonous effect.

I claim:

1. A display stand for eyeglasses or the like comprising a support and at least one generally V-shaped holder secured to said support in a generally horizontal position, said holder having a pair of outwardly curved elastically bendable V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a throughgoing hole adapted to receive an earpiece of a pair of eyeglasses, said holder further having an apex formed with an upwardly open notch adapted to receive the nosepiece of the pair of eyeglasses whose earpieces are received in said holes, said support having a plurality of parallel vertical elements, each of said legs being provided with a hook next to the respective hole and snugly engageable with one of said elements.

2. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said holders generally tangent to a common plane at their free ends. k 

1. A display stand for eyeglasses or the like comprising a support and at least one generally V-shaped holder secured to said support in a generally horizontal position, said holder having a pair of outwardly curved elastically bendable V-legs each formed adjacent its free end with a throughgoing hole adapted to receive an earpiece of a pair of eyeglasses, said holder further having an apex formed with an upwardly open notch adapted to receive the nosepiece of the pair of eyeglasses whose earpieces are received in said holes, said support having a plurality of parallel vertical elements, each of said legs being provided with a hook next to the respective hole and snugly engageable with one of said elements.
 2. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said holders are made of a synthetic resin.
 3. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said support is made of wire and has a horizontal top wire and a horizontal bottom wire, said elements being vertical wires extending between said top and bottom wires.
 4. The stand defined in claim 1 wherein said legs are generally tangent to a common plane at their free ends. 